Various risk-mitigating steps have been taken to reduce the risk to pregnant women in cases of unexpected bleeding at UL Hospital Limerick, involving the blood bank and availability of blood.

Do politicians give a damn About the plight of their fellow man? Or is their only thought, let’s say, Get re-elected come what may? Find an issue, sort the sound bite, Spin it, milk it with all their might, Then get it on the statute books, All that matters is how it looks! Kid’s referendum what a wheeze Dotted the

The West/North West Hospitals Group (WNWHG), which has for some time now had a run of bad press, is seeking to engage a communications service, IMT reports.

Dear Editor, Dr Bridget O’Brien’s recent letter on mammography (IMT, September 26, 2014) reminds one that BreastCheck in its recruiting documentation continues to avoid providing information on risks associated with the procedure.

Limitations of the data on pre-birth screening for the Aids-causing virus have been highlighted in the Voluntary Antenatal HIV Screening in Ireland, 2013 report, IMT reports.

Prof Eoin O’Brien on the recent arrest of Nabeel Rajab on his return to Bahrain.

The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) is demanding that the Government make an allocation in Budget 2015 for a review into patient safety and appropriate care models in Irish maternity services.

Reflecting on the narrow IMO vote not to hold an independent review into ‘certain aspects of the management of the organisation up to December 2012’, Dr Ruairi Hanley is saddened by the decision against full transparency, accountability and clarity, regardless of the possible costs.

A one-day prevalence survey of 183 hospitals in the US found that approximately 50 per cent of hospitalised patients included in the survey were receiving antimicrobial drugs, and that about half of these patients were receiving two or more antimicrobial drugs

Adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) face multiple challenges, but they rate their quality of life (QoL) on a par with their able-bodied peers, according to new research published in The Lancet.